Weird crime: Man takes wrong turn in relieving himself

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The skinny: State police said a Springfield Township man made a bad situation worse when he turned to face a person who spotted him urinating on a building earlier this month.

What we know: Police said the 28-year-old man was urinating on the side of a building in the 13700 block of Ridge Road in Springfield Township on the morning of Jan. 12 when a woman spotted him from across the street.

The man, realizing that he was being watched, turned to face the woman and shook his genitals at her, according to the trooper who investigated the incident.

Case update: The man will be cited for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, police said.